The simplest explanation is that the US in not an ally of Ukraine (or Europe).
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Trump knows Russia is helping Iran, but there's nothing he can do to stop it.
Trump could absolutely stop it, if he wanted to. Just send a few hundred tomahawk missiles as military aid to Ukraine. Then tell Russia that if Russia does not stop, the US will send more.
Yes, but Putin might do more to help Iran.
Like what? Putin needs his missiles himself.
And remember that the US, is way, way more militarily powerful than Russia. The US has tons of spare military capacity, unlike Russia. Russia would lose an escalation war, and Russia knows it.
Russia is much closer to Iran than the US which means it can move troops and equipment into Iran quickly.
Ukraine literally has a land border with the EU, where the US has large equipment stockpiles and perfect logistics. Logistically it is likely much easier for the US to send stuff to Ukraine.
Yeah, sure, fighting a second war while one's a stalemate will really improve Russia's chances.
I have seen this topic before and I don't understand what the importance of the issue is. Isn't the USA sharing intelligence with Ukraine? I suppose that Russia sharing information with Iran is what is expected in the situation and what could anyone do to prevent it?
You're thinking morality when he's talking strategy.
I still don't understand the importance, what change in strategy should the United States make knowing this? does they need to confirm it? Because for me it is obvious that Russia shares information with Iran, it was obvious that it was going to happen before starting the war and there is nothing at any level that the USA can do beyond saying, oh boy, what bad luck is mine
what could anyone do to prevent it?
Just send a few hundred tomahawk missiles as military aid to Ukraine. Then tell Russia that if Russia does not stop, the US will send more.
The US is already sending a large amount of military material to Ukraine and if it sent something more forceful to pressure Russia, what Russia would do is send long-range missiles to Iran and then what? Do you keep climbing waiting for someone to do the chicken before you get to the nuclear thing?
The US is already sending a large amount of military material to Ukraine
No it isn't. Trump stopped all new aid.
Only what Europe paid for is being sent.
and? What does that change? It does not invalidate my previous point at all, there is already American material on the ground and American aid to Ukraine (it does not matter who pays for it in this case), it is normal for Russia to do the same with Iran (help that you also do not know if Iran pays like Ukraine does) and increasing it will only make Russia increase its aid to Iran, what do you gain from that and where do you set the limit?
On the original issue of the shipment, the US recognizing that Russia provides intelligence support to Iran is not going to change anything or benefit anyone in any way. Apart from the fact that if the US does/did it with Ukraine, with what argument are they going to even ask Russia to stop doing it?
Shouldnt he be happy that Iran is taking Russian resources away from the war?
Trump's war in Iran diverted weapons away from Ukraine (which were already bought and paid for by Europe), to be used in Iran. It also increased the global price of oil and gas, which benefits Russia because they can now sell their oil at that higher price.
I think it's more like a boss / employee relationship.
Again, the orange-faced bastard is but a running dog for the Kremlin, and sure it's an open secret on the streets of Kyiv.
No, Putin is sitting on a large pile of "pee tapes" and US dances when it's told to.
I’m sure it’s not pee, but P for something worse.
Also sitting on a large pile of cash from all the oil money they made back with sky high oil prices.
He can release the pee tapes. No one cares. No one will prosecute Trump. No one will stop voting for him.
I think it's more complicated than that. No one in the world besides Ukraine wants to see a Russian/US war..
Even if acknowledged, the US is not going to go to war with Russia. The US could sanction Russia, though.
Or kinetic sanctions - resume aid to Ukraine. Just give more stuff for Ukraine to shoot into Russia. Let Russia learn its lesson real fast.
Zelensky trying hard to get some attention back. Fuck him for supporting Israel.
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